Problema Solution

The perimeter of a rectangular garden is 36ft. the length is 4 ft more than the length and width of the garden. What is the length and width of the garden ?

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let 'x' represent the width, then 'w+4' represents the length


perimeter = 2(length + width)


36 = 2(w + w+4)

solving for 'w' we have w=7


7+4=11


the width of the garden is 4 ft, its length is 11 ft